Program Interventions

Strengthening People's Organisations

Participation of people is the most cherished and essential component while working with people for their sustainable development. MITTRA has a strategy of forming groups and working with them. Over the time, these groups mature and start realising their capabilities and roles. The informal and formal groups, operating at community level are commonly known as community based organisations (CBOs) or local institutions or people’s organisations (POs).

The genesis of the POs is rooted in the principle that people possess wisdom and have capacities to manage their own lives, provided they are given opportunities. POs are considered essential for sustainability of the programme interventions.

Roles of People’s Organisations:

The people’s organisations act as intermediatary structures to reach out to the community. They also help in planning and execution of the programme activities. They ensure that the services and benefits are utilised appropriately for all needy section of the community. Thus the POs operate as extended centres of MITTRA at field level. MITTRA’s major roll is to increase capacities and capabilities of the Pos, so that they gain more control over decisions that shape their lives.

MITTRA has been able to establish several POs in all its programmes. Wadi Tukdi, Self Help Groups, Federations, Youth groups, Village Watershed Committees, are some of the examples of primary level POs. At apex level, the federations of SHGs and the cooperatives are developed as independent bodies. It has been a long process, spreading over a span of twelve to fifteen years, of developing the capacities and handholding. However, it has resulted in establishment of a strong, local level structure, for the benefit of the participants and the community at large.

Activities undertaken by Pos:

Identifying the poorest families
Providing support to these families by better management of the programme inputs.
Conducting training, monitoring progress, inculcating saving habits.
Building the capacities to develop micro enterprises and income generation activities.
Networking and developing linkage institutions such as banks, Govt. departments, and markets.

Coverage area:
People’s organisation are established by MITTRA in it’s various programmes in the districts Nashik, Thane, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Pune, Raigad, Dhule, Yevatmal, Nanded, Amravati, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Gondia and Hingoli.

Status of POs established by MITTRA

Sr.No	Kind of People�s Organisation	No. of functioning POs
1	Self Help Groups	4514
2	Wadi Tukdis	5224
3	Federations	10
4	Cooperatives	4
5	Pushpa Utpadak Sangh	4

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